Apple watchOS up to 8.4.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-22610. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.4.2 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.

The weakness was presented 03/14/2022 by Quan Yin as HT213193 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-22610. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution

Upgrading to version 8.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.5

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
03/14/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1165 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213193
Researcher: Quan Yin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195008

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 09:28
Updated: 05/23/2025 02:16
Changes: 03/15/2022 09:28 (19), 03/15/2022 09:32 (27), 03/17/2022 11:14 (1), 05/23/2025 02:16 (27)
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